Our research seeks to advance the industry with respect to novel processes in the areas of supply chain management, project controls, and resource management as well as through supporting research in information management and design of advanced decision support systems. Our work has been funded by industry and government, with major grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction Industry Institute, Fiatech and the Texas Department of Transportation.
International Data Standards Landscape and Guideline for Capital Projects Industry
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Brien
Integrated Planning and Visual Modeling for the Fort Worth District
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: Khaja
Technical Services for Traffic Analysis, Construction Planning and 4D Visualization
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: Khaja
Improved Integration of the Supply Chain in Materials Planning and Work Packaging
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Brien
The Role of Frontline Supervision in Improving Productivity and Performance
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Brien
Review of Texas Smart Buy Construction Materials Purchasing
Sponsor: AGC, PI: O'Brien
Past projects reflect over $7million in sponsored research in the areas of supply chain management, project controls, and resource management as well as supporting research in information management and decision support.
Technical Services for Traffic Analysis, Construction Planning and 4D Visualization
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: Khaja
Integrated Planning and Visual Modeling for the Fort Worth District
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: Khaja
RT 344 Supply Chain (Scoping Study)
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Brien
Integrated Materials Management
Sponsor: Fiatech, PI: O'Brien
4-D Visualization Dallas District Interchanges (continued)
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: O'Brien
Field Constraint Identification
Sponsor: Bentley, PI: O'Brien
Project Delivery Method Selection Tool for TxDOT
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: O'Brien
Real Time Field Reporting Phase II
Sponsor: Fiatech, PI: Young
Seton Health Surgery Scheduling Productivity
Sponsor: Seton Healthcare, PI: O'Brien
Advanced Work Packaging: Advanced Validation
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Brien
Guide for Civil Integrated Management (CIM) in Departments of Transportation
Sponsor: NCHRP, PI: O'Brien
Improving Engineering and Procurement Alignment and Coordination with Construction
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute & COAA, PI: O'Brien
Freight Transportation Data Architecture: Data Element Dictionary
Sponsor: NCFRP, PI: Walton
The Impact of Late Deliverables to the Job Site
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: Leite
Advanced Work Packaging: Design through Workface Execution (Phases I & II)
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute & COAA, PI: O'Brien
CI-TEAM Implementation: Enabling A Competitive, Cyberinfrastructure Savvy Engineering and Construction Workforce
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: O'Brien
Integration of Data Sources to Optimize Freight Transportation in Texas
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: Walton
Management Science Applications for TxDOT
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: Waller
Modularization
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Connor
Information Integration and Work Process Changes
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Brien
4-D Visualization of Texas Transportation Projects
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: O'Brien
Measuring Interoperability and Best Practices Impacts on Engineering and Construction Productivity
Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology, PI: Thomas
Planning and Financing Tools for Rural/Small Urban Area Projects
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: Walton
SGER: A Virtual Community of Construction Scholars and Practitioners
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: Rojas
The Biomedical Engineering Building as a Teaching Tool
Sponsor: The University of Texas, PI: O'Brien
4-D Visualization of SH 190 and I-30 Bridge + Interchange
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: O'Brien
CI-TEAM: Enabling A Competitive, Cyberinfrastructure Savvy Engineering and Construction Workforce
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: O'Brien
Global Project Controls and Management Systems
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Brien
Measuring Interoperability Impact on Key Project Outcomes
Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology, PI: Thomas
Implementation of Right of Way and Utility Adjustment Planning Tool
Sponsor: Texas Dept. of Transportation, PI: O'Connor
Planning for, Facilitating, and Evaluating Design Effectiveness
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute, PI: O'Connor
A Virtual Community of Construction Scholars
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: Rojas
PATH: Process Connectors: Supporting Information Transactions Between Residential Construction Processes
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: O'Brien
Determining the Requirements for Data Standards to Support Processes in the Steel Construction Supply Chain
Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology, PI: O'Brien
ITR: Process Connectors: Enabling Rapid and Flexible Interconnection of Distributed Processes
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: O'Brien
Metrics for Construction Supply Chain Management: A Case Study
Sponsor: University of Florida, PI: O'Brien
International Collaboration on the SEEK Project
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: O'Brien
REU – Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: O'Brien
FPN Phase II: SEEK – Scalable Extraction of Enterprise Knowledge
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: Hammer
Review, Analyze and Develop Benefit Cost/Return on Investment Equations, Guidelines, and Variables
Sponsor: Florida Dept. of Transportation, PI: Ellis
Using Laptops for Problem-Based, Undergraduate Construction Engineering Education
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (SUCCEED Coalition), PI: O'Brien
Theory and Methodology to Support the Operation of Flexible Production Networks
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, PI: Hammer
Integrated Facility and Work Process Design
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (SUCCEED Coalition), PI: O'Brien